ADS-L Digest - 18 Sep 2005 to 19 Sep 2005 (#2005-263)

[Joel S. Berson]

We now have two conflicting descriptions of a "jug handle" turn.  In
the earlier, one pulled off to the right *before* the intersection,
and turned *left*:
 > I thought a "jug handle turn" was where, if you wanted to turn
 > left, you first
 > got into the rightmost lane, and then exited into a small-radius pull-off
 > that directed you directly leftward to your original direction, usually
 > with a traffic light or other signal.  This way, you crossed at a
 > right angle
 > to your original direction of travel, and once across your
 > lane(s), you could
 > proceed straight ahead (making what would have been a left turn), or could
 > turn left from there (making what would have been a U-turn).


At 9/21/2005 09:39 AM, James Smith wrote:
>A jug-handle turn is a mini
>off-ramp, a structure built as part of the road
>system: you go through the intersection, turn RIGHT
>into the "jug handle" and keep turning right through
>270 degrees, ending up on the desired street and
>heading the same direction as though having made a
>left turn. You still need to cross the road you
>started from, but there is usually a traffic light to
>facilitate that.